ANDREW SIMPSON WATERSPORTS CENTRES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08989055 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-28
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    GOODISON, Paul Martin resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-24
    ➖
    PORTER, Alex resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-18
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-06
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  10. 2020-10-23
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-05-09
    ➕
    PORTER, Alex appointed
    director
  15. 2017-12-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2017-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-12
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-04-12
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    address · AD02
  19. 2014-12-10
    ➕
    HARRISON, Nicholas Blair Manny appointed
    director
  20. 2014-11-27
    ➖
    PAYNE, Jeremy John Nicholas resigned
    director
  21. 2014-04-30
    ➕
    GOODISON, Paul Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW SIMPSON WATERSPORTS CENTRES LIMITED
  23. 2014-04-09
    ➕
    PERCY, Richard David appointed
    director
  24. 2014-04-09
    ➕
    PAYNE, Jeremy John Nicholas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GOODISON, Paul Martin resigned 2026-01-28; PORTER, Alex resigned 2025-09-24

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education

Registered office

Osprey Quay
Portland
Dorset
DT5 1SA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HARRISON, Nicholas Blair Manny→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERCY, Richard David→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-04-09
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Active
GOODISON, Paul Martin→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-04-30 · resigned 2026-01-28
Resigned
PAYNE, Jeremy John Nicholas→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-04-09 · resigned 2014-11-27
Resigned
PORTER, Alex→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-05-09 · resigned 2025-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-17